PUBLISHED: 5 Aug 2024 at 04: 48
The authorities insisted on Sunday that the 10-millibah digital money handout plan, which has already been approved in congress and must be implemented regardless of what, did not affect Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s fate.
If the Constitutional Court determines that Mr. Srettha’s appointment of former prisoner Pichit Chuenban as the PM’s Office Minister in the most recent cabinet change is in violation of the contract, he could lose his job.
40 senators filed a motion to dismiss Pichit, who had been found guilty of contempt of court for attempting to pay Supreme Court officials in 2008 while representing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a contentious area case.
Despite the possibility of departure, both Mr. Srettha and PM’s Office Minister Jiraporn Sindhuprai on Sunday refuted says that the policy will not be put into effect if the jury decides to appoint Mr. Srettha as PM on August 14.
No matter what the judge decides on August 14, Mr. Srettha said the electric handout scheme will remain as planned and on Sunday advised the public against believing these rumors. He advised those who still doubt the trigger program to contact the 1111 line for more information, rather than just the rumors that are currently being made public online.
He claimed to have requested assistance from the Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) in order to combat the rising number of false information being spread about the digital handout scheme.
Ms Jiraporn, who is also a deputy head of the Pheu Thai Party, said the government is convinced of Mr Srettha’s chances of surviving the exam, before reiterating the coverage will remain implemented, regardless of the court’s decision.
She noted that the House last month approved a motion to raise the budget for the current macroeconomic time by 122 billion ringgit to partially finance the scheme. ” Honestly, Pheu Thai is n’t preparing to find anyone to replace Mr Srettha”, she said.
” All the group is focusing on now is implementing its laws, in particular the modern handout plan, to help people deal with problems they are encountering”.
In yet another development, Commerce Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai called for the end of the modern handout program’s registration process. He claimed that for the time being, the government should concentrate on registering another eligible recipients.